Marcus Rosenwasser Papers 1863-1911

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Marcus Rosenwasser Papers 1863-1911

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Marcus Rosenwasser (1846-1910) was a Bohemian Jew who immigrated to Cleveland, Ohio, as a child and returned to establish his medical practice there in 1868, after studying abroad. His specialties were abdominal surgery and gynecology. His positions included president of the Cleveland Board of Health, vice-president of the American Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and fellow of the Association of Obstetrics. The collection consists of tributes to Dr. Rosenwasser upon his death, biographical materials about Rosenwasser and his family, correspondence, notes, and a notebook detailing many of his medical cases.

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Western Reserve Historical Society

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Rosenwasser, Marcus

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Herman Rosenwasser (1807-1878) and Rosalia Kohn Rosenwasser (1815-1885) settled in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1854 with six children, including Marcus Rosenwasser (1846-1910) and Edward Rosewater (1841-1906), who took on an anglicized name upon arriving in America. Marcus Rosenwasser was a prominent surgeon and obstetrician, serving as obstetrician at St. Ann's Maternity Hospital in Cleveland, a hospital primarily serving immigrant communities. He held the positions of professor and dean a...